Ghana Town

{{Short description|Town in The Gambia}}

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Ghana Town is a small coastal fishing town in western Gambia. It is located in Kombo North/Saint Mary District in the Western Division. As of 2024, it had an estimated population of approximately 1,500.{{Cite web |last=Ceesay |first=Fabakary B. |date=2024-11-05 |title=Ghana Town: Offspring’s of Migrants Living with Fear of Statelessness |url=https://trumpet.gm/2024/11/05/ghana-town-offsprings-of-migrants-living-with-fear-of-statelessness/#:~:text=A%20population%20estimated%20at%20a,many%20as%20emigrants%20from%20Ghana. |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=The Trumpet |language=en-US}}

Ghana town was established in the Gambia in the year 1961 by fishermen from the Ghana who wanted to go fishing in Senegal but later ended in Gambia.

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Category:Populated places in the Gambia

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